making from the camera roll. Targeted
writing styles may be applied which
scaffold understanding of the purpose
of the writing. The prompts, with their
differentiated degrees of complexity,
provide a springboard for writing
that persuades, informs or entertains.
Stories can be saved within the app and
shared via email. S. Rasaiah
USER LEVEL: Stage 2 Stage 3
KLA:
AC; English
SYLLABUS:
English K–10
PUBLISHER:
RSA Group LLC, USA
REVIEW DATE: 02/02/2015 [808]
SCIS 1692838 $4.99
Write about this app 101 by Matt Gomez
Mathematics; PDHPE;
Science; TAS
PUBLISHER: Encyclopaedia
Britannica, Inc., USA
REVIEW DATE: 02/02/2015 [779]
SCIS 1694037 $POA
ImageQuest 2014 by Encyclopaedia
Britannica
Write about this
A range of visual and text prompts on
this app inspire creative writing. Users
may compose a story based on a saved
image of their own, select one of the
125 images from the Categories section
or be encouraged by one of the 375
text plus voice prompts available. Voice
recording allows students to hear their
story read back to them while critiquing
and improving their oral expression.
This function also permits movie
MLA formats. Selected images can
be downloaded, printed, emailed and
added to a personal album, My images.
For example, students researching built
and natural environments can access a
vast range of images and then drag and
drop their choices into an album and
add notes for later use when preparing
presentations. Creative Arts students
will engage with an amazing collection
of paintings and sculpture and can
easily link to further information about
the artists. Teachers will also find
navigation from the main toolbar easy
for lesson preparation, especially as
images have captions and metadata,
and can be saved, shared and
organised into albums. It is important to
note that all images are copyright free
for non-commercial, educational use
and that users will not be distracted by
advertising. Educators in schools and
tertiary institutions will find numerous,
rich curriculum relevant resources
and scaffolded teaching and learning
opportunities in this visually attractive
site. Further information and a free
trial can be requested from
ImageQuest. C. Keane
USER LEVEL: Early Stage 1 Stage 1
Stage 2 Stage 3
Stage 4 Stage 5
Stage 6 Professional
KLA:
AC; CA; English;
HSIE; Languages;
REVIEW DATE: 02/02/2015 [777]
SCIS 1691736 *1691736*
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Britannica ImageQuest
Britannica ImageQuest is a
comprehensive collection of almost
3 million high quality images sourced
from well-known collections, such
as Getty Images, the British Library
and the National Portrait Gallery, that
saves users time searching several
websites. Browse by subject, such as
animals or history, by albums, such as
World War I, or by featured collection
like Getty Images, or use keyword
searches. Thumbnail images appear
with icons to enlarge a chosen image
and for more information, including
a description, keywords and citation
options for APA, Chicago, Harvard and
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